Episode 81 - iPhone 7 and PS4 Pro
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Welcome to episode 81 of Geek Bytes Podcast.
I’m Ramon Mejia……I’m Edgar Acosta
Every podcast we bring you the roundup of the week’s best Geek and Tech news, then we discuss that news and anything else we’re interested in that week.
In Geek News this week, we’ll talk about all the Apple and Sony announcements, Doctor Who, a new Villain in Spiderman: Homecoming, who’s playing Deathstroke and much much more..
Now let’s Begin our show with Geek News
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Geek News
We begin with…
Apple
This week Apple announced a number of new products. While we’ve been expecting this for months, here is what they announced.
iPhone 7
The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus have a redesigned home button that is now Force Touch sensitive, which will give people a little bit more control of the home screen. The new iPhone is also waterproof and includes a brand new camera that takes DSLR-quality photos. The iPhone 7 Plus model comes with a new dual-camera that gives the phone better zooming capabilities and depth of field settings.
The new dual-camera system also uses machine learning to automate settings like focus, exposure, white balance, tone mapping, noise reduction, and even takes multiple photos and fuses them into one photo. The camera basically ensures you take a great photo every single time.
In a surprising design choice, Apple did not include a headphone jack on the phone. “The reason to move on comes down to one word: courage,” Apple SVP Phil Schiller explained.
Apple Watch series 2
The Apple Watch Series 2 is completely “swimproof” with water resistance up to fifty meters. Apple redesigned the speaker system to help eject water from the watch after you take a plunge.
On the more geeky specs side of things, Apple introduced a 50-percent faster processor along with better graphics. It also comes with the brightest display Apple has ever made.
But Apple Watch: 2’s big feature is GPS, which helps make the Apple Watch somewhat less dependent on your iPhone—at least for maps and fitness apps.
The new Watch comes with a 35 percent bigger battery
Next up was app developer Niantic, which announced that its hit game Pokémon Go would be coming to the Apple Watch. However, this isn’t just a port of the mobile game to the watch, which would suck horribly. Instead, the watch works with your iPhone to incorporate the step counter seamlessly, so you don’t have to keep the app open.
New Headphones Airpods
The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus will ship with a pair of Lightning EarPods (i.e. ones that connect to the charging port on the bottom of the iPhone). The phoens will also ship with a Lightning-to-headphone jack dongle in the box, making it easier for your to retrofit any 3.5mm headphones you’re currently using.
Apple’s AirPods will have five hours of charge and the carrying case with have 25 hours of charge. You can pair the AirPods to your iPhone by simply opening the carrying case. The AirPods cost $159
Super Mario Coming to iPhone
The creator of Mario, Shigeru Miyamoto, was on stage at the apple event to announce that Mario was coming to the iphone.
In Super Mario Run, Mario runs automatically, and your primary interaction is to jump by tapping the screen.
http://gizmodo.com/everything-apple-announced-today-1786299295
Sony
The same day Apple made its big announcements, Sony also held a huge press conference and announced a few things too.
Playstation 4 Pro
The Playstation Neo, aka Playstation 4.5, is officially on its way. Renamed the Playstation 4 Pro, it has a whopping 1TB hard drive, and both the CPU and GPU have been upgraded. This console is the first from Sony to allow you to play games in 4K HDR.The PS4 Pro will be available November 10 for $399.
Can’t Play 4K Blu-Rays.
Playstation Slim
Also announced is a slimmer Playstation 4, which begins shipping September 15. Inside, the console is virtually identical to the current PS4, with the same ports, capabilities, and 500GB hard drive. It’s just much much smaller than the PS4, The PS4 Slim, officially just called the PS4, is available September 15 and will retail for $299.
http://gizmodo.com/the-playstation-slim-and-4k-capable-ps4-are-here-1786314376
First Look at new Mass Effect Game on PS4 Pro
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During Sony’s PlayStation Pro reveal event, EA showed off the first proper gameplay footage of the new Mass Effect: Andromeda game. According to developers it’s best played on a 4K television.
The footage shows a character (presumably player character Ryder) exploring a not-of-this-world cyberpunk ruin also known as a cave. The character uses a jetpack to aid mobility and scans objects like plants for information. They also encounter some air squids that look kind of like miniature versions of Sovereign from the end of Mass Effect 1. Which is to say, like squids.
At the end, there’s a cut-scene in which the main characters find a holographic map revealing “vaults” spread across multiple planets. Then the place’s security system gets mad.
http://kotaku.com/ea-shows-mass-effect-andromeda-on-ps4-pro-1786339076
Pokemon Go Accessory available Sept 16th
Pokémon Go Plus is a Bluetooth enabled device that lets you enjoy Pokémon Go, doing basic in-game activities like collect Poké Balls and capture Pokémon, without having to get out your phone.
The accessory was supposed to be out in July, but was delayed until September 16th.
http://kotaku.com/the-pokemon-go-plus-accessory-will-be-out-september-16-1786364730
Doctor Who reappears in April 2017
We’ve known for a while now that filming of Series 10 of fan favorite Doctor Who was in full swing. This week, while on set, Peter Capaldi himself confirmed that we’ll get a new Christmas special this December and that the new season would start in April.
http://geektyrant.com/news/new-season-of-doctor-who-will-officially-begin-in-april
Shocker appears on set of Spider Man: Homecoming
This week photos of the electricity wielding villain Shocker on the set of the movie Spider Man: Homecoming have leaked. It had already been confirmed that villains The Vulture and The Tinkerer were already going to be in the film. Does this mean that there is going to be a Sinister Six type of villain gang that our friendly neighborhood spider is going to have to fight in the film? Or is this the case of the movie curse of more villains = worse movie?
Super Troopers sequel has begun filming
The comedy troupe behind the Super Troopers movie, Broken Lizard posted this week the first teaser photo confirming that filming has begun on Super Troopers 2. The comedy troupe raised over 4.5 million dollars on crowd funding platform, IndieGoGo, in April 2015 to make the movie themselves after fans demanded a sequel.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/super-troopers-2#/
https://www.facebook.com/therealbrokenlizard/
Joe Manganiello confirmed to play Deathstroke
Last week Ben Affleck released footage showing off the villain Deathstroke. Ever since there has been rampant speculation about where we’ll see the character and who’ll play him.
This week the Wall Street Journal has confirmed that Joe Manganiello will indeed play the classic villain!
DC Entertainment president and chief creative officer Geoff Johns confirmed the casting in his first interview discussing his new role overseeing Warner Bros.’ movies based on DC Comics characters.
Johns is currently co-writing the script of the film with Affleck. He didn't say if Deathstroke will appear in Justice League, and he didn't reveal when exactly the new solo Batman film will be released, but it's expected to hit sometime in 2018.
Production on The Crow starts Jan 2017
Three weeks ago it was reported that Jason Momoa was in talks to star in the Crow, which is being directed by Corin Hardy.
According to The Wrap not only is Momoa confirmed to star in the movie but and will start work on it as soon as he's finished shooting Justice League in January 2017.
http://www.thewrap.com/relativity-the-crow-reboot-production-begin/
That’s it for the show
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For the Geek Bytes Podcast I’m Ramon Mejia and I’m Edgar Acosta. Now Go Geek out about something.
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Music Credits
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Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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